The County Democrat (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1912 Page: 4 of 9
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KEITH
--OF THE-
BORDER
We Offer Every Inducement
consistent with safe bank
ISSfcTopening h new bank ae-
■ e..Ufit, "T making any
VfjmS f< KM change at present.
f^Tm K ffeim The Absolute SafH>
' §mt&' mir institution, the ex-
perierce of our officers
fiSjara^ anti e that in placing your
account here you will be
assured of the best service and perfect protection.
A TALE OF THE PLAINS
By RANDALL PARRISH
Author of "MY LADY OF THE SOUTH,"
"WHEN WILDERNESS WAS KING,” etc.
Illustrations by DEARBORN MELVILL.
A. C. McClurg A Co.. 1910.)
(Copyright,
{fcougft fhey were afraid of Iiim, and
1 heard him say he didn't care what
Hawley's orders were, he was going to
sleep inside; if the girl didn t like It
she could take the other room, i
didn't know what to do—oh, I was so
afraid of him; but what he said gave
me an idea, and I went into the back
room, and put up a bar across the
door. When he came in be tried the
door; then he spoke through it, but 1
never answered; and finally he lay
down and went to sleep. I eat there
In the dark so long, and when 1 heard
you—I—I thought It must be some oi
the others.”
He stroked her hair, whiapsrlu*
words of encouragement.
“That Is ail done with now. Hope,
and well have those fellows at our
mercy In another half hour. Hut 1
must go now to the boys; lie here be
bind these saddles, and don't move
until 1 come for you. I can trust you
tJecumsek,
'Ckldlicmd
farmers Jfuticnal iftank
The County Democrat
M. M. HENDERSON, Publisher
examiners—by the first bunch
and also by the last—be com-
pared. See if they harmonize j
See if the last bunch did not put j
in much time copying the com-1
missioners proceedings, which;
was for no other purposes but to
attempt to color the report and
to charge the taxpayers of this
county for this work, which is by
no means work contemplated by
| the law in checking and auditing
j the county records.
If this outfit of checkers put in
time contrary to what the law
.direct®, then they have been
I guilty of extorting the taxpayers
j money by false representation.
These are matters that the j
grand jury sin ukl carefully look ;
into. Our taxes are high euough J
at best ai d it is the duty of the |
these i
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
Every purchase will be
saving for you.
FOR PRESIDENT—
Woodrow Wii son of N. J
CHAPTER XXXV.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT—
Any Old Fellow Wul Do
FOR STATE SENATOR—
C. L. Edmonson, Chandler.
others, giving them, in a whisper, a
hurried account of Hope’s release
from the cabin, and of what she had
to report.
"It's old .1 tun Sanchez in the front
room, hoys," he added soberl;.. "and
there is ten thousand dollars reward
out for him, dead or alive.”
Joe of the "Mar X" drew In his
breath sharply.
"it'll sure tie dead then." he mut-
tered. "that cuss will never be got
no other nay."
They went at It in the grim silent
manner ot the West, wasting little
time. fae ing no mercy. One by one
the uncoil: 1 tons sleepei s were aroused,
each waking to find a steel barrel
j renting against his fori head, and to
say ominously,
that’s a
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
H. II bMiTH of Shawnee.
FOR SHERIFF—
H. F. (Buster) Harmon
J. M. Thompson
county attorney to lay
matters before the grand jury.|
If these checkers have violateo I
the law, apply the law to them, j
Jubi becttOc.^ they have Keen j
sent to this county by a depart- !
ment of the stute doesn’t give
them any lever on the law. Call j
the grand jury, Judge Wilson. |
Let all these matters he gone into |
without coloring and without
fear nr favor.
TLCUXSEH
FOR COUNTY CLERK
W. S. Carson
It. C. Green
hear a e’Wrn voice
a more, Johnny; ye*. _____________________
gun; now get Up quietly, ami t-iep out | _
here " Restsutnce was useless, and help, and the thre* together laid the »
the five rendered weaponless, were dead Mexican outlaw on the bank, be-
e CO ral Th > side the Indian he had shot down la JJ
all belonged to Hat ley's outfit; one a his effort to escape. Keith stood tor M
black-whiskered surly brute Hristoe a moment bending low to look curt- ^
remembered having seen in Sheridan, ousl.v into the dead face—wrinkled,
There v as no tfme to deal with them ! scarred, still 'egturing cruelty, the
then, and a "liar X" man was placed I thin lips drawn back in a snarl. What p
on guard, with orders to shoot at the scenes of horror those eyes had gazed g=
slightest suspicious movement. upon during fifty years of crime; yl
The Indian, then, would he guarding «hat suffering of men. women, Chil- ;J
the front of the house, and Sanchez dren; what deeds of rapine: what ex- )■
sleeping inside. Well, the former aniples of merciless hate Juan B
could be leit alone; his chance or es- Sanchez!—the very sound ot the name ■
cape would he small enough with Fair- made the blood run cold. "Dead or ■
bain and Neb on the opposite bank alive!” Well, they had him at last— ■
Old Sanchez was the villain they dead: and the plainsman shuddered, Wj
wanted—dead or alive With this In as he turned away. V 1
view and anxious to make a quick Taking Falrbaln with him and has- ■
job of it the three entered the hack tily revtewing late occurrences to him, ■
room and. revolvers lu hand, groped Keith crossed over to the corral, real- ■
their wav across to the connecting IHng lhat their work—his work—was M
door As Hope had described, this not wholly done until Hawley had H
had been securely fastened by a stout been located. With this quest in mind ■
wooden bar Hristoe forced it from he strode straight to the black-beard ■
the sockets, not without some slight ed giant who had guarded Hope from H
noise and Keith, crouching down at Sheridan. El
one side, lifted the latch. 'What is your name?” ha asked jj
“Keep down low, boys.' he cau- sharply,
tloned "where he can’t hit you. ” Tb* ,1,aB looked u" 8Cowlln*
With one quick push he flung th. 'lT a°*w8r«i «rU®*' B
door wide open, and a red flash lit the Hatchett. 1 am going to ask J
------- TI,.,. two share renorts Y°u » Question or two. and advise you g
FOR COMMISSIONER, SEC
OND DISTRICT—
J. F. Cook.
READ THIS!
This certifies that we have been
selling Hall’s Texas Wonder Remedy
for a number of years and find it
f?tves perfect satisfaction in cases of
Kidney, Bladder and Rheumatic
troubles.
KLAPP’S DRUG STORK
FOR COMMISSIONER, THIRD
DISTRICT—
J. D. Oillelantl.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
(Continued from page one.)
lour sincere and hearlftlt thanks
the people of thin community
for the hospitality shown us while
we were among them.
Be it further resolvt d that we
a- Christian people do n.ost cer-
tainly pray that Cod’s blessings
still rear ..in on these people.
Field Committee: C. E. Ward,
| Walter Jones, D. A. Harrison,
Thus. King, and R. J. Williams.
Executive Commitee: E. A.
Shepherd, J. L. Jenkins, R. W.
Johnson, Tom Day and T. B
Henderson, Committee.
Moved and seooned to accept
resolution as read. Motion car-
ried.
Male quartette.
Pleasant Valley singing class
i having no contestant all singers
present song in unity.
Adjourned until May IN-10,
11912.
Dismissed by Bro. Faree.
Tom Day, Pres.
Virgie Bomar, Secretfry.
field cf the world’s thought,
action and culture. The only
ncir unabridged dictionary in
many years.
R definea over joo.ooo
u Words: mere than eVcr
before appeared between two
covers. 2-oo Pages. Cooo ii-
lusirutions.
it is tbs only dictionary
pecausc with the r.ew divided
page. A “Stroke of Genius.”
Because U i3 "" encyclopedia in
, —— a siii£id voiuae.
fWausp jt is acce?t"d *T tbc
pciau^c Court,t school end
Prers as the one supreme au-
thority.
R»rnn«A be w-*o knows Wins
Peca-u_5-e ucvvss. Let ua tall
you about this new work.
which, if true, they should be
prosecuted and thrown out of
office, as we do not w nt to see
dishonest men filling our county
offices. But, on the other hand,
should it be shown that the offi-
cers are all straight with the
county and that the report ha-
been colored in such a manner
that the coloring shows discrep-
ancies and shortage which really
do not exist, then the scene
changes and those who are at-
tempting to discredit honest offi-
cials, should be dealt with as
criminals and should be prose-
cuted to the limit of the law, as a
man’s character is much more
valuable than all the money he
can pile up.
There are times when men
lose their better judgment under
the heat of argument, say and do
things that Iheyordinar ly would
not say; but when it comes to a
man or men wh > will deliberately
plan to injure his fellow man.
individual who will resort
these extreme measures ah ul that Electric Bitters is a rr.os
be dealt with severely. effective blood purifier. Ps ai
When it comes to men who excellent remedy f<>r ei
will perjure themselves about ac letter, -alt rheum, ulcers
small an item as bis board bill, and running sores. It stimulates
we repeat, he is pushed, anil in liver, kidney®, and bowels, ex
the face of all that, lie gets up pels poisors, helps digestion,
and says he is honest, he is fair-1 builds up the -tret gth
minded and just, vvp again re■ ,50 cts Sati-fncli n guaranteed
peat, he is pushed. ’ by all druggists.
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forward, hi* revolver knocked tront
his hand. Rising to his knees, the
dim light of the stars revealed a man
already half across ihe stream. Sud-
denly two sparks of fire leaped forth
from the blackness of the opposite
the man flung tip his hand, stag
gered. then went stumbling up the
stream. Knee deep In water He made
a dozen yards, reeling as though
drunk, and fell forward, face down
across a spit of sand. Keith stared
out at the black, motionless shape,
felt along the ground for his lost gun,
to his leet. Hristoe hud
ovtr the dead tody at the
foot of the steps, and was peering
down into the iptnrned face
"It’s the Indian." he said giimly,
"Ranch-, must a’ mistook him ter
one of us. and shot the poor devil."
Ard Sanchez Uiiuse’f Is out yonder
on that sand-pit." and K'ith pointed;
then lilted his voice to make it carry
aero.s the stream. 'Tome on over.
Pl'ice jv>cto!, you amt Neb W*'ve got the
gang I'tir* 'hat body out there
along with you"
The "Bar X roan waded out to
Gloious News
comes fr« m L>r
Dwight, Kansas
not only have cured bad eases of bank
eczema in my patients with Elec-
tric Bitters, but also cured my-
self by them of the same disease.
1 feel sure they will benefit any
he ease of ei zema ” This shows
to what thousands have proved,, and arost
turned
FRESH OR CORED
E. L. HARRIS, Agent
Rising to His Knees, he Saw a Man
Already Half Across the Stream.
to reply just about a straight a* you
Know how I am in no ntood to night
;or tiny foolishness. Where is 'Uluck
Bart' Hawley?"
"How in hell should I know ?"
"You do know, j.:--t ihe same. Per-
haps not to sn inch, or a mile, but
,ou know near enough where he is.
and where he has Lten since you lett
Sheridan."
(To lx- Cohl UUrw '
We have the Best
the Market Affords
; I. T. DODD
W. PARK
STREET
CITY MEAT MARKET
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